Hands Across the Sea Samplers Reproduction Cross Stitch Patterns

William Curtis 1826 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Stitched in 1826 by a boy of just nine years of age, this eye-catching sampler challenges expectation. It speaks not only of skill, but of discipline, patience, and quiet determination. William worked with precision and care, producing a piece that stands confidently alongside, and in many cases... Read more

Ann Watson 1839 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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The Queen of the May is a tradition that celebrates beauty, renewal, and honour. Each year, we select a sampler that embodies these qualities - a design that rises above the rest, chosen not only for its visual appeal, but for its enduring presence.

Ann's sampler is a study in balance and... Read more

Elizabeth Stephenson 1854 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Elizabeth finished her stunning sampler on Wednesday, February 1, in the year 1854. The sampler would have been worked as part of her education. It would have taken many hours to complete and is an amazing achievement. A bobby dazzler of a sampler! Elizabeth created a cohesive, engaging, and... Read more

Mary Wigglesworth 1812 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

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This design by Hands Across the Sea features an alphabet sampler, red flowers including roses, daisies, tulips and carnations and text which reads.

"fear god, honour the king","O may i still from sin depart! A wise and understanding heart Jesus to me given! And let me through... Read more

Memories of the Past - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"When time who steals our years away
Shall steal our pleasures too
The memory of the past will stay
And half our joys renew
Then think no more of future gloom
These joys will always last
For hope will brighten days to come
And memory guild the... Read more

Alice M Tippett 1894 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Note from the designer: Alice Maud Tippett at the young age of 11 years stitched an adorable little sampler using a scrap of Penelope canvas and a beautiful palette of nine colours. The colours harmonise so well! Alice records on her sampler that she attended St Ervan's Board School. When the... Read more

Maria Wales Newson 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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We are delighted to present to you a stunning sampler that was completed by Maria Wales Newson in the year 1838 when she was 13 years old. There is much to delight your eye and needle in this Bobby Dazzler.

Stitched on your choice of fabric using DMC threads. Stitch count is 295 x 413. Finished size is 22.39 x 28.94 inches for 36 count.

Anne Thomas 1854 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do do it with thy might for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest."

Model stitched one over one and two on your choice of 36 Ct. fabric using Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 264W x 317H. Design Size:... Read more

Emma Wright 1904 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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We are pleased to present to you this charming sampler worked by Emma Wright in 1904 when she was 9 years old. There were many Emma Wrights born in England in the year 1895 so we are not able to pinpoint our Emma with any certainty.

Emma's sampler has been reproduced using a palette of... Read more

Margaret Beattie - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a sampler with a young girl!
Model can be stitched on 28 ct. or 32 ct. linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 153 x 220. Finished size on 28 ct is 10.93" x 15.71" and on 32 ct 9.56"x 13.75".

Note: Soie 100.3 607 is not available.

Harriett Salt 1866 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers featuring an intricate vintage sampler reproduction in monochrome red.

Model stitched on 36 Ct. linen of your choice using Au Ver A Soie 100.3. Stitch count is 413W x 414H and the finished size is 22.94" x 23".

Mary Clayton - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers features an English school girl sampler design by Mary Clayton.

Model stitched on your choice of 36 Ct. fabric using Soie d'Alger silks. Stitch count is 201W x 183H. Design is 11.17" x 10.17"

Old Scot Circa 1740-60 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue using Soie d'Alger. Specialty stitches used are satin stitch, four sided stitch and 2 different variations of a rice stitch. Stitch count is 240W x 271H. Finished Size is 13.33" x 15.06" Color Chart.

Miss Mary Ann Bournes 1791 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched on 40 Ct. Sand Dune using Soie d'Alger. Specialty stitches used are satin stitch and eyelets. Stitch count is 333W x 386H. Finished size is 16.65" x 19.3"

Ann Tong Uffindell 1835 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"O my soul, what canst thou do, with eternity in view? Flee to Jesus, flee away not to-morrow, come to-day, come this moment, for to thee, next may be eternity." Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Pecan Butter linen using Soie d'Alger threads. Stitch Count: 320W x 378H. Design Size: 16" x 18.90".

Note: Soie 100.3 thread 499 is not available.

Bathya 1680 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model was reversibly stitched over two and three threads on 36 Ct. linen of your choice using Soie d'Alger. Specialty Stitches Used. Stitch Count: 258W x 304H. Finished Size: 7.78" X 27.22"

Rosa Gromett - Cross Stitch Pattern

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This exquisite Victorian sampler was stitched in Norfolk, England by Rosa Gromett when she was just twelve years old. Renowned for their beauty, Norfolk samplers are celebrated for rich color and intricate design-and Rosa's is a particularly fine example.

Rosa executed the sampler... Read more

Threads Of Christmas Past MB 1914 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Under the soft gleam of a winter lamp, a square of linen lies unfurled on my worktable - its surface alive with threads of crimson and green that weave together more than just patterns. At first glance, it appears a simple sampler: a neat arrangement of alphabets, numerals, and flourishes stitched... Read more

Charlotte Mash 1830 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Coco Chanel described simplicity as the key to elegance, and the sampler that Charlotte worked as a child is quite simply elegant. Charlotte's exquisitely laid stitches, worked in black silk, demonstrate that the seven-year-old child was skilled in marking stitch.

Charlotte's... Read more

Dinah Elizabeth Disney 1876 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a beautiful sampler reproduction!

The sampler was executed with cross stitches laid over two threads of linen and four-sided stitch. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability and can be worked on... Read more

Elizabeth Garrod - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a sampler from Elizabeth Garrod Wells in 1799!

Pattern is stitched on the linen of your choice using either Soie 100.3, Soie SDA or DMC floss. can be stitched on Aida or linen. Stitch count is 127 x 110.

28ct:... Read more

Mary Ann Preece - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a sampler from Mary Ann Preece in 1851!

You can use whatever fabric you'd like! Mary Ann Preece calls for Soie 100.3 silk threads. Stitch count is 155 x 162.

Note: Only one skein or spool is required on 36 to... Read more

Harriet Godhard 1817 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched over 2 threads on a 56 Ct. Velum linen by Foxglove and Lace Linens with Au Ver a Soie, Soie 100.3. Stitch Count: 87 x 257. Finished size over 2 on 56 Ct. linen is 3.11" x 9.18".

Mary Lock 1832 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Mary's sampler has been reproduced on 40ct Lakeside Linen in Vintage Buttercream with Soie d'Alger floss. The stitch count is 278 x 354. Stitch on fabric of your choice.

Note: 2 QTY of Soie 100.3 thread 705 is not available.

Mary Snow - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Reproduction cross stitch pattern from Hands Across the Sea Samplers! Mary stitched her delightful sampler with cross stitch over two threads of linen and four-sided stitch. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability and can be stitched on Aida, Linaida or linen.

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Mrs Campbell 1805 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Who was Mrs Campbell? Without a first name for Mrs Campbell, it has proved impossible to trace her. We believe that Mrs Campbell was most probably a needlework teacher and that her colourful sampler was used as a teaching tool.

Model was stitched on Woodsmoke by Tabby Cat Linens. Stitch... Read more

Elizabeth Weston - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"Next unto God Dear Parents I address Myself to you in Humble Thankfulness For all your care and Charge on me bestowed The means of Learning unto me Allowed Go on I pray and Let me still Pursue Those Golden Arts the Vulgar never knew."

Model stitched one over two on your choice... Read more

Jane Bannister 1855 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched one over two on your choice of 36 Ct. fabric using Soie d'Alger. Also required but not listed above 163, Stitch count is 309W x 319H. Design size is 17.17" x 17.72"

Hannah Coates 1848 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"This work I've done to let you see The care my Parents took of me When I am dead and in my grave I hope this Piece of work you'll save"

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Straw using Soie d'Alger. Stitch count is 345W x 319H. Design size is 17.25" x 15.95"

Anna Tench 1819 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched on 36 Ct. Pecan Butter from Lakeside Linens using Soie d'Alger threads. Stitched mainly in cross stitch over 2 linen threads with a small amount of cross stitch over 1 linen thread. Stitch Count: 266W x 301H. Design size: 14.78" x 16.72"

Ann Roberts - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched on 46 Ct. Straw linen using Soie d'Alger threads. Stitch Count: 263W x 181H. Finished Size: 11.43" x 7.87"

Isabella Uffindell 1829 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Pecan Butter using Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 332W x 481H. Finished Size: 16.60" x 24.05">

Note: Soie 100.3 threads 705 and 425 are not available.

Mary 395-1869 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model was stitched on 52/60 Ct. Sycamore Seedpod linen by Legacy Linen, using Soie Surfine 2681. You can use whatever fabric you prefer, with whatever shade of red you'd like! The chart recommends Soie d'Alger 936 or 945, Soie 100.3 335 (previously 2646), 499, 500 or 779 OR Soie Surfine 2681... Read more

Hannah Gaskell 1823 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"May death conclude my toils and tears May death destroy my sins and fears May Death through Jesus be my fiend May death be life when life shall end Lord make my faith and love sincere My judgement sound my conscience clear And when toils of life are past May I be found in peace at last." ... Read more

Needlework From Distant Shores - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Note from the designer: We are pleased to present to you two monochrome samplers. Mrta's sampler was stitched in Budapest, Hungary in 1905 and Maggie's in Pretoria, South Africa in 1900. Whilst the girls lived some 7,447 miles apart, they both stitched a primer sampler as part of their education. ... Read more

Multiply Kindness - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Note from the designer: I am thrilled to present to you an original design. Multiply Kindness has been a sampler many years in the making as borders, motifs, verses, and colours swirled around my head. It was not until the latter part of 2019 that those ideas were translated into a graph. Covid... Read more

Magdalena Outhwaite 1833 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a design that was released at a 2025 workshop for Mrs Parkman's Academy of Needlework. The text reads: "How sweet to wait upon the Lord while he fulfills his gracious word. To seek his face and not in vain. To be belov'd... Read more

Maria Wales Newson 1832 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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We are delighted to present to you one of two samplers worked by Maria. In 1832 at the age of 7 Maria diligently worked her primer paying tribute to her parents.

Stitched on 28 ct. linen using Au Ver A Soie threads. Stitch count is 220 x 210 and the finished size is 15.71" x 15".

Ann Ogden 1843 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"Teach me to feel another's wo. To hide the fault I see That mercy I to others show. That mercy show to me. This day be bread and peace my lot All else beneath the sun, Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not And let they will be done." Model stitched one over two on your choice of 36 Ct. fabric using Soie d'Alger. Stitch count is 322W x 284H. Design size is 17.89" x 15.78"

Sarah Daws Circa 1840 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue using Soie d'Alger. Stitch count is 292W x 523H. Design is 14.7" x 36.15"

Eliza Bell Cox 1832 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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There is a modest little flower, To friendship ever dear, Oh! Plant it on my humble bed And strew it O'er my bier. Let not the dark sepulchral yew Its sombre branches wave, But let that little fragile flower Alone grow on my grave. No sculptured marble e'er shall shew My long, and lowly home, That... Read more

Amy Cann 1831 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched one over two on 40 count Vintage Meadow Rue linen using Au ver a Soie d'alger silks. Stitch count is 307W x 276H. Design size is 17.06" x 15.33"

Elizabeth Furniss 1836 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"Jesus permit thy gracious Name to stand As the first efforts of a female hand And her fingers on the canvas move Engage her tender heart to seek thy love With thy dear children may she have apart And write thy name thyself upon her heart" Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Vintage Sand... Read more

Frances Grassby - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"Lead me to heaven the seat of bliss where pleasure in perfection is" Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Parchment linen using Au Ver A Soie 100.3. We have also provided Soie d'Alger and DMC conversions. Stitch Count: 191W x 183H. Design Size: 10.61" 10.17"

Louisa Coulimore - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Model stitched over two on 40 Ct. Vintage Sand Dune using Glorianna Silk. Stitch Count: 246W x 280H. Finished Size: 18.3" x 20"

A Thomas 1882 - The Nellies - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me."

Model stitched over two on 40 Ct. Parchment from Weeks Dye Works, using Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger. Soie 100.3 and DMC equivalents given. Stitch Count: 303W x 324H. Design Size: 15.15" x 16.20"

Sarah Howarth 1835 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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"When I was young I little thought that learning was so dearly bought. But now I by instruction find, it is not gaind by an idle mind."

Model stitched over 2 threads on 46 Ct. Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens with Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silks. Stitch Count: 206 x 222. Design Size: 8.96" x 9.65".

Note: Soie 100.3 thread 425 is not available.

Jane Fiddes 1835 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers featuring an antique reproduction originally from 1835.

Model stitched over two on 46 ct. Straw with one strand Au Ver A Soie Silk from their D'Alger Range. There are also conversions for the Au Ver A soie 100.3 range together with DMC. Soie 100.3 #245 discontinued. Stitch count 201 x 246 and the finished size is 8.74" x 10.7".

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